Caught in the net after 17 years of being wanted for murder

(Baonghean.vn) -After 17 years of committing murder in Dak Lak province and hiding, on October 25, 2013, Pham Huu Thuc (born in 1972), residing in Nghi Cong commune, Nghi Loc district, was arrested by the criminal police force of Nghe An province and transferred to Dak Lak province police for investigation and handling according to authority.

Subject Pham Huu Thuc at the police station

According to the investigation agency's records, in 1992, Pham Huu Thuc moved from Nghe An to Dak Lak to live. In 1996, while out on a trip, he was attacked by a group of young men in Buon Ghi (Dak Lak). Thuc used a sharp knife to stab one of them to death and then fled. Dak Lak Provincial Police issued a nationwide wanted notice for Pham Huu Thuc for murder, and coordinated with authorities in Nghe An - Thuc's hometown - to search for his whereabouts. However, no clues related to Pham Huu Thuc were found.

In October 2013, after long journeys searching for wanted criminals, Nghe An Provincial Police discovered a man in Tan Hop Commune, Tan Ky with many similar characteristics to Pham Huu Thuc, but named Pham Van Dung, who had a wife and 2 children and was a poor household in the commune. After verifying Pham Van Dung's identity, the police determined that this was Pham Huu Thuc, who had been wanted for 16 years, had changed his name, got married and had children to escape the law.

When arrested by the police, Pham Van Dung admitted that he was Pham Huu Thuc - the person who committed the murder 17 years ago in Dak Lak and was on the run from the wanted warrant. Currently, the criminal wanted police force of Nghe An Province Police is completing the file to hand over to Dak Lak Province Police for handling according to their authority.

Minh Tam – PX15 Nghe An